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Three years ago squabbles between the pro-Italian clergy and erratic Premier Lord Strickland of Sizergh Castle ended with dissolution of Malta's Parliament and direct government by the Governor (TIME, May 19, 1930 et seq.). A compromise was reached in 1932 whereby the Maltese were allowed a new general election with the understanding that whatever government was elected would forbid all teaching of Italian in primary schools, would oppose efforts to Italianize the Maltese. Nationalist, pro-Italian Sir Ugo Pasquale Mifsud promptly was swept into office with an impressive majority, began to dodge the agreement by lowering...
Maltese Catholics were amazed last week that Baron Strickland of Sizergh Castle is still Premier of Malta, amazed and expectant that King George would at once remove Lord Strickland...
...House of Lords last week Baron Strickland of Sizergh Castle, Prime Minister of the Colony of Malta, complained most bitterly to his peers...
...Maltese situation: the island is divided between several Catholic factions, one led by Archbishop Maurus Caruana who is pro-Italian, another by the Chief Minister (virtual ruler of Malta, offspring of a Maltese mother and a British father), stalwart Baron Strickland of Sizergh, who of course fights tooth and nail all propaganda to restore Malta to Italy...
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